Jethou eBook

The steamers which, by the by, carry the mails to
the Channel Isles, are very large and powerfully-built
vessels, fitted with every modern appliance for the
comfort of travellers. The London and South-Western
Railway may also be congratulated on having just the
right men for captains of their vessels. Men
who, beside being capable navigators, are also alive
to the comfort of those who are temporarily in their
charge. Still, another route is by the Great
Western Railway from Weymouth.

I would add a final word to those who are about to
hie abroad for a genial climate, for beautiful
scenery, or to see something not to be seen elsewhere.
Have they thought of the Channel Islands? If not,
let them try a month there, and if they are not pleased,
there is the French coast only twenty miles away.
Should they not have gained all they expected in a
visit, they will at least have acquired one thing,
and that is a month’s health.

MODERN TREASURE.

Although the spoil we discovered on Jethou was worth
a very considerable amount, yet it appears quite insignificant
beside some modern treasure which has been either
sought after or found, as the following items, clipt
from the London newspapers for July, 1891, will shew:—­

“A Dalziel’s telegram from Berlin reports
that a large treasure of gold coins, of the size of
twenty-mark pieces, has been found at Beuthen, in
Silesia. Part of them bear the date 1508.
There are reported to be a million coins in all.”

“His Majesty King James II. of England certainly
gave a good deal of trouble during his lifetime, and
is now proving a nuisance indirectly in a very extraordinary
way, one hundred and ninety years after his death.
According to an ancient local legend, James, who died
at Saint Germain-en-Laye, hid away somewhere in the
neighbourhood of the monastery of Triel, the royal
crown of England, the sceptre, and other baubles of
a total value of some L2,000,000. For more than
forty years past the owners of the estate on which
are the ruins of the monastery, have sought for the
regalia by digging long trenches in all directions,
always starting from the building itself. This
having become a serious danger to the neighbouring
village, the mayor is taking steps to prevent any
further delving by the seekers after hidden treasure.”